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UND: Whatever, I'm going to lock myself in the music department's soundproof room and listen to rock music.

Mafuyu: Not if I lock myself in there first.

Kagurazaka: Oi! You two are going to join me and Chiaki in our band, or else.

UND: Why God? Why did you make me a light novel protagonist?

A few months ago it didn't look like KamiMemo would ever get translated, but now not only has Baka-Tsuki managed two volumes of that, but CE has has started another series by the same author. After reading the first volume of each, I think Sayonara Piano Sonata is better.

First I was like: oh no not another K-On story (this was after reading the synopsis) but now that I read the novel I must say I was surprised. I'm reading the manga now atm and I'm considering to buy the manga. Can someone tell me is the manga is already published in english? Because on baka-updates there is no english translation mentioned and mostly I believe baka-updates...

First I was like: oh no not another K-On story (this was after reading the synopsis) but now that I read the novel I must say I was surprised. I'm reading the manga now atm and I'm considering to buy the manga. Can someone tell me is the manga is already published in english? Because on baka-updates there is no english translation mentioned and mostly I believe baka-updates...

K-ON story?
The author is actually the author of Kamisama no Memochou.
I don't think it's licensed in English or it will ever be anytime soon.

Personally, I prefer KamiMemo. But this isn't bad at all. And way better than K-ON!, which I don't particularly like.

I've only read the first volume of each series so far, and with fan-translations it's always hard to compare, but I give the edge to Piano Sonata based upon the strength of the characters.

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It has good musical refs, BTW.

I really enjoyed the way the guitar duel between Mafuyu and the narrator was described -- I don't know much about musical composition or structure, but I found the battle tactics easy to follow. Which is ironic given how the CE translator kept saying he doesn't understand music either.

Yeah I know it was only because I read the synopsis of the manga at my anime list

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Enter Hikawa Naomi, son of a music critic and Ebisawa Mafuyu, a young prodigy pianist who suddenly dissapeared from the music world. Together they formed a rockband with members involved in classical and rock music. Source: MAL

I like manga art more than LN art. There's more of an edge to it and Mafuyu looks appropriately, well, bratty. Edgy and tsun-tsun, you could say. The main character also looks a lot less like a generic VN harem lead guy there, thank the gods.

That's mostly on character design though. No comment on material matters.

Personally, I prefer KamiMemo. But this isn't bad at all. And way better than K-ON!, which I don't particularly like.

It has good musical refs, BTW.

I only found two: KamiMemo and this.

Anyway, regarding the most recent chapter 11, it looks like they skipped the actual showdown. The novel actually detailed their dueling performance until Mafuyu collapsed, but the manga skipped over it entirely.

Anyway, regarding the most recent chapter 11, it looks like they skipped the actual showdown. The novel actually detailed their dueling performance until Mafuyu collapsed, but the manga skipped over it entirely.

Does anyone know how copyright laws work? I was wondering if it's possible for this to get an anime.

In KamiMemo, Colorado Bulldog was supposed to be Narumi's ringtone, but they took that out in the anime. I was wondering if all these song references in Sayonara Piano Sonata would face copyright issues as well.